WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican senator who has questioned whether an abortion opponent could win approval to the U.S. Supreme Court (news - web sites) must agree to back President Bush (news - web sites)'s nominees if he is to head the committee acting on those nominations, the Senate's Republican leader said.

Republican Sen. Arlen Specter (news, bio, voting record) of Pennsylvania, in line to become chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee (news - web sites), has yet to make a persuasive case that he should head the panel, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said on "Fox News Sunday."

The committee's actions in considering nominees for anticipated vacancies during Bush's second term will help shape the court's balance of power.

"I would expect Chairman Specter ... if it's Chairman Specter ... to have a strong predisposition to supporting that nominee sent over by President Bush," Frist said.

Frist got the job of majority leader through dirty tricks. I don't like Trent Lott but I at least know what he is. Smartass Frist should keep his mouth shut. He is one of my senators but I do not claim him. And how many years does Specter have under his belt? Frist should be so lucky.

ball licking of * soon enough to get him out of there altogether. Sadly, though, I also suspect that it will take a great deal more bloodshed overseas to get the message across that we are going in a horrible direction with this country.

Their majority is not so solid that they can ram whatever they want down the throats of everyone else. They seem to forget that there are 5 or 6 moderate Repubs, mostly from the NE, whom they need to hav a majority at all???

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